"Ray of hope for long-stay expats", Costa Blanca News, 06 | 05 | 2016 - Noticia

The High Court has given permission for British citizens fighting a legal battle for the right to vote in the EU referendum to take their case to the Court of Appeal.

 

"Dream Retirement of Millions of Brits Threatened by Vote to Leave E.U.", Time, 05 | 05 | 2016 - Reportaje (Alistair Dawber)

Establishing the rights of Brits in the E.U. would be a complex and daunting task according to a report by the British Parliament’s House of Lords published on Wednesday.

 

"Brexit would leave expats in 'ghastly' legal limbo for years", The Local, 04 | 05 | 2016 - Noticia

British expats living in the EU would face years of legal uncertainty after Brexit, a UK parliamentary committee concludes, adding weight to the worries of many Britons abroad.

 

"Los promotores inmobiliarios sacan su 'músculo' ante el Consell", El Mundo, 02 | 05 | 2016 - Noticia

La llegada de la izquierda a la Generalitat ha supuesto un cambio de rumbo en el modelo urbanístico... El Consell del PSPV y Compromís ya han trazado esa estrategia, que pasa por la paralización de planes parciales y poner freno a las reclasificaciones masivas de terrenos.

 

"Triple threat for supply and demand in Spain’s property market", The Olive Press, 02 | 05 | 2016 - Opinión (Campbell Ferguson)

However, as before, significant expatriate demand has continued on the Costas... Fortunately, this is not only from the UK, with Scandinavians, Germans and other northern Europeans also being active in the market. Irish tourism has increased 20% on the last year and previously they were strong buyers of Spanish property. Brexit will not have such a direct effect upon them, although it is anticipated that there will be increased nervousness in the market as the end of June approaches, both due to the UK referendum and the Spanish Government situation.

 

"Expat arrested for wife’s murder", Round Town News, 29 | 04 | 2016 - Noticia

A British pensioner has been arrested for beating his wife to death, whom he had reported as missing.

 

"Junta property classifications could mean demolition for hundreds of expat homes", The Olive Press, 29 | 04 | 2016 - Noticia

The Junta is pressuring town councils to classify buildings on non-urbanisable land as either ‘legal’, ‘DAFO’ (accepted without planning permission) or ‘illegal’.

 

"Castelló: Compromís pide a la Diputación que impulse un servicio de autobuses que conecte el Aeropuerto con los municipios del sur", La Plana al Dia, 29 | 04 | 2016 - Noticia

El portavoz de Compromís en la Diputación ha argumentado que, desde que comenzó a operar el aeropuerto con vuelos regulares de pasajeros, hace unos diez meses, se han conseguido "cifras discretas", aunque el reto sea gestionar la llegada de 120.000 pasajeros al año. ... tanto la concesionaria SNC-Lavalin como la sociedad pública Aeropuerto de Castellón SL (Aerocas) están enfocando los vuelos que se ofrecen hacia el turismo residencial. Los dos primeros destinos ... están siendo utilizados mayoritariamente por expatriados españoles y por residentes británicos de la zona de Alcossebre y Peñíscola.

 

"Brits insist UK immigrants speak English - so why don't expats in Spain learn Spanish?", The Telegraph, 29 | 04 | 2016 - Reportaje (Anna Nicholas)

The Foreign Office encourages British expats to learn Spanish to integrate - but some complain their efforts are rebuffed by locals while others just can't see the point. ... Although it’s easy to stereotype and accuse British expats of forming English-speaking ghettoes and making little effort to scan the pages of a dictionary or Spanish newspaper, some would disagree.

 

"The Priors: How tranquility turned to tragedy", The Olive Press, 29 | 04 | 2016 - Reportaje

While two new national laws, protecting those who buy in good faith, were put in place last year thanks to campaigning from residents groups, such as AUAN, they don’t protect those already bitten. So, how did the Junta ... fail to notice the construction of 300,000 houses, many even in large illegal urbanisations?

 

"EU Referendum High Court battle defeat for British expats who cannot vote", Daily Mail, 28 | 04 | 2016 - Noticia

Expats fear becoming 'resident aliens' in Europe if Britain votes to leave EU. They will now seek to appeal the High Court ruling at the Supreme Court

 

Novedades OEG

 

Desglosados los capítulos de Mayte Echezarreta (coord.), La residencia de los gerontoinmigrantes. Derechos y obligaciones de los jubilados extranjeros en los lugares europeos de retiro (Valencia, Tirant lo Blanch, 2016).